Storm window fastener



May 13, 1952 E. A. LUCAS STORM WINDOW FASTENER Filed Oct. 15, 1948 Patented May 13, 1952 UNITED STATES LPATENT OFFICE STORM WINDOW FASTENER Elmer A. Lucas, Edgewood, R. 1.;

W. Ward Application October 15, 1948, Serial No. 54,727

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to devices for fastening temporary window sashes, such as storm windows, screens and the like, to a window casing. In installing such sashes for temporary seasonal rather than permanent use, it is desirable to have a convenient means for positioning the sash and fastening it to the window casing securely without any gaps between the sash and the casing.

Objects of the present invention are to provide a sash fastener which is simple and easy in operation, which securely and tightly holds the sash to the casing, and which is durable and economical to manufacture.

In one aspect the invention concerns a device for securing a temporary window sash to a window casing, comprising a resilient bail attached to the sash, a socket in the casing adjacent the bail, and a removable pin disposed in the socket and bearing against the bail so as to hold the sash tightly in the casing. Preferably the sash is mounted against an exterior abutment of the casing and the ball is directed interiorly with the pin bearing on an inner surface of the bail, distending it interiorly so as to hold the sash tightly in the frame. It is desirable that the bail be formed in the shape of a handle to facilitate carrying and mounting.

For the purpose of illustration, a typical embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is an exterior elevation showing the sash secured in the casing;

Fig. 2 is an interior elevation of a portion of the sash carrying the bail;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the sash and the bail;

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the sash and the casing showing the pin inserted in the casing; and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The illustrative embodiment of the invention shown in the drawings comprises a bail 3 carried on the sash I, a socket 6 in an upright member I of the window casing 2, and a pin 4 in the socket. Preferably the socket is lined with a sleeve 8 of hard material.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the sash I is a conventional framework holding a glass pane 9. It is apparent, however. that a screen or shutter or any like barrier for a building aperture may be used with the invention. As is customary, the sash is shown mounted on the exterior or outdoor side of the frame 3 bearing against an exterior surface of the frame. Located in the vertical members 1 of the frame are four sockets 6 in 5 which fit the pins 4 (Fig. 5).

Four bails 3 are attached to an interiorly facing surface of the sash l at locations adjacent the frame sockets 6. Each ball is formed in the shape of a handle having a resilient portion ll intermediate its ends. When a pin is partially inserted in a socket an exposed portion of the pin bears against the inside of the resilient portion of the bail causing that portion to bow (Fig. 4) and urge the sash snugly against the frame. Since the sill l2 of the frame 2 bears the weight of the sash while the pin and bail yieldingly hold the sash against the frame, the relative vertical location of the pin and bail is not critical and the sash may be adjusted with the pins disposed at various locations along the intermediate portions l I of the bails. Thus, the bails allow for dimensional changes in the sash or the frame, and for interchanging sashes of like size. Further, the bails are adapted for use as handles to carry the sash, and, if desired, manually to distend the intermediate portions ll, facilitating insertion of the pins in the sockets.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only'and that this invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope. of the appended claim.

I claim:

For fastening a temporary closure to a window casing, the combination of a pin fitted in the casing and directed transversely thereof, a U- shaped handle adapted to be attached to the interior of the closure to engage said pin, said handle having legs for rigid attachment to the closure and an elongate portion interconnecting the legs, said portion being resilient so as to urge the closure toward said pin to hold the closure against the casing and said resilient portion having a substantially straight surface at and adjacent the point of engagement with the pin allowing a sliding adjustment of the handle relative to the pin to adjust the closure lengthwise of the casing, and means for rigidly attaching said legs to the closure so that the handle may be used accurately to position the closure relatively to the window casing.

ELMER A. LUCAS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 545,488 Graves Sept. 3, 1895 1,104,872 Budd July 28, 1914 1,815,588 Royce July 21, 1931 

